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(No Mudel.) 2 sheets-sheet 1. N. J. SKAGUS. Y FLUID FUEL BURNER.

No. 492,440. A U Patented Feb. 28, -1893.

(No Model.)

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FLUID FUEL BURNER.

Patented Feb. `28, 1893.

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Unire NSterns FFlClE@ Arent NENVTON J. SKAGGS, OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN O, LEE, OF SAME PLACE.

FLUID-FUEL. BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,440, dated February28, 1893. Application filed June 25, 1892. Serial No. 438,024. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

13e-it known that I, NEWTON J. SKAees, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery and State ofAlabama, have invented a new and useful Fluid-Fuel Burner, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fluid-fuel burners, adapt-ed forattachment to `cooking stoves, rc., having fory its object to provide asimple, safe, and effective device, economical in the consumption offuel, and having means to automatically control and regulate the suppl ythereof.

i My invention is described in detail in connection with theaccompanying drawings, Wherein:-

Figure l is a View of the burner applied in the operative position to acooking stove. Fig.

zo 2 is a perspective view of the burner, with the snufting cap applied.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the burner. Fig. 4 is an endview, showing the adjustable support in elevation. Fig. 5 is a sectionalView of the governing valve which is used in connection with my burner.Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the burner.

The burner, A, is tubular in shape, provided at its ends withscrew-caps, B B', the

3o portion of the burner between the caps being provided on its upperside With alongitudinal groove,O. Burner openings, D D, are formed inthe upper side of the burner tube, communicating with said groove, andat intervals,

between said burner openings, are arranged smaller perforations, CZ d,for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

The rectangular, adjustable chimney, E, its snugly over the top of theburner tube 4o and incloses the burner openings, as shown, said chimneybeing held in place by retaining loops, F F, having wings, f f toembrace the tube.

The support G, which is arranged to support one end of the burner-tube,comprises a plate, arranged vertically under the burnertube and providedwith a saddle, g, to receive the tube, and feet, g g', to hold the platein its vertical position.

In the bottom of the burner tube, arranged horizontally, is a perforatedplate, ll, which is raised at its center abovethe inner surface of thetube, the asbestus wicks, K K which are fitted in the burner openingsand project slightly above the outer surface of the tube, rest at theirlower ends upon the perforated plate and are thereby held out of contactwith the bottom of the burner-tube.

The screw-cap, B, on one end of the burnertube is provided with acentral aperture and 6o stutlng-box, L, in which is screwed the end ofthe supply-pipe, M. The oil being fed to the burner, spreads throughoutthe length thereof, under the perforated plate, above-described, thencepasses up through the perforations in said plate and is carried by thewicks through the burner openings Where it is consumed. The ventperforations, d CZ, permit the escape, Without doing injury to theapparatus, of any gas which may be gener- 7o ated Within the burner. Thegroove, O, is designed to carry away any of the fuel which may not beburned from the wick, and either hold it in position to be burned orcarry it back through the vent perforations to the burner-tube. Thefront side of the chimney is provided with perforations, e e, to`perxnitthe air, from the direct draft of the stove, to enter the chimney tosupport combustion.

The supply/tube, M, which is connected at 8o the opposite end to thereservoir or tank, N, and is provided with a stop-cock, O, is divided atau intermediate point and connected to the governor-valve, P, whichconsists of a receiver, Q, in which is arranged a fioat, R, having avertical, perforated arm R, the valve, S, being carried by one arm ofthe angle lever, S', Whose other arm is connected to the vertical arm ofthe float. The angle lever is carried by a transverse spindle, s,mounted 9o at its ends in bearings in the sides of the receiver, and theextremity of the longer arm of the lever is provided With a lateral pin,s', to engage either of the perforations in the vertical arm, R.

It will be seen that as the fuel flows into the receiver it elevates thefloat, until, eventually the valve reaches the seat, T, at the pointwhere the supply pipe enters the receiver, and cuts off the supply. Byengaging roo the lateral finger or pin, s', on the angle lever, withdifferent perforations in the vertical arm of the float, the amount offuel contained in the receiver before the supply is checked may beregulated at the will of the operator.

The chimney which is used in connection with the burner, as abovedescribed, is capable of angular adjustment, in that it may be inclinedforwardly or rearwardly, to project the concentrated heat upon anydesired portion of the stove.

After the supply of fuel has been checked by closing the stop-cock, andit is desirable to extinguish the flame and stop the consumption offuel, I use a snufliug cap,U,which corresponds in shape with the top ofthe chimney and is provided With a depending apron, u, which covers theperforations in the front side of the chimney, thereby excluding theair.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a iiuid fuel burner,ahorizontal burnertube A closed at its endsand provided in its upper side with series of alternately arrangedopenings D, fitted with Wicks, and vents d connected by a continuousgroove C in the outer surface of the tube, substantially as described.

2. In a fluid fuel burner,a horizontal burnertube having its ends closedby screw-caps and provided in its upper side with series of alternatelyarranged openings D and vents d, a

horizontal perforated plate H disposed longitudinally in theburner-tube, and wicks of asbestus arranged in the openings D andbearing at their lower ends upon said perforated plate, substantially asdescribed.

3. In combination With a horizontal burnertube fitted with Wicksarranged in openings in the upper side of said tube, of a chimney Eprovided with loops F having rings to embrace the tube, whereby thechimney may be arranged in a vertical position or inclined,substantially as described.

4. In combination with a horizontal burnertube fitted Withwicks, of aperforated chimney fulcrumed upon the tube and capable of angularadjustment thereon, substantially as described.

5. In a fluid fuel burner, the combination with a burner-tube fittedWith Wicks, of a support G having a vertical plate, a saddle g toreceive the burner-tube, and a set-screw fitting in a slot in the saddleand engaging the plate to lock the saddle in the desired posia lateralpin on the free arm of the angle le-` ver, substantially as specified.

7. In a fluid fuel burner, the combination With the tubular burnerprovided With a perforated chimney, as described, of the snuflingcapadapted to fit over said chimney and provided with an apron to covertheperforations in the same, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

NEWTON J. SKAGGS.

Witnesses:

F. S. PERSONS, S. B. GORDON.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 492,440. ,E

said Skaggs assigned one-half to John G. Lee,

It is hereby'oertied that in Letters Patent No. 492,440, grantedFebruary 28, 1893, upon the application of Newton J. Skaggs, ment irlFluid-Fuel Burners,

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of Montgomery, Alabama, for an improveerrors appear requiring thefollowing corrections, viz.: of the grant and in the printed head of thespecification,

whereas it should have been stated that he assigned onethiwl; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read With these corrections thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the oase in the PatentOffice.

Signed, oountersigned, and sealed this 11th day of April, A. D..l893.

GYRUS EUSSEY,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Oountersigned: L.

N. L. FROTHINGHAM,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

[SEAL] it is stated that"

